Audio in Media - Hardcover

Alten, Stanley R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534548040 ISBN 13: 9780534548049

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2001

Synopsis

This introduction to audio production covers both the basics and recent technological advances, with a minimum of jargon. It describes each stage of the production process, paying attention to the informational, perceptual, and aesthetic aspects of sound. Basic principles, the equipment, sound desig

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Review

"The book presents material clearly and in a way students at this beginning level can understand. Technology is explained in a very comfortable manner; students are not intimidated."

About the Author

Stanley R. Alten teaches audio production, TV/film aesthetics, writing, and criticism. Before joining the Syracuse University faculty, he worked in radio and television as a producer, writer, sound designer, performer, and station manager in numerous markets, including Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. He also has many film and record production credits and continues to be professionally active through his own production company. Alten is an internationally recognized authority in sound production. He is the author of AUDIO IN MEDIA, the leading audio-production text in North America for more than two decades. The book has been translated into Spanish, Korean, German, and Chinese. Recently, Alten authored a brief version of it titled AUDIO BASICS, also published with Cengage Learning. Other writing credits include AUDIO AND MEDIA: THE RECORDING STUDIO, which focuses on music recording. He also has written many articles for the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RADIO, WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA (for which he served as audio editor), and the INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EDUCATION, 2nd Edition. He has been honored for teaching excellence by the Outstanding Educators of America, Alpha Epsilon Rho, and the National Science Foundation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534548040
• ISBN 13: 9780534548049
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 502